Field Services Technician Level 2

Johnson Controls; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Paid time off (vacation/holidays/sick)

Benefits package including 401(K) with

Insurance coverage starts day one

Collaborative team environment

Zero Harm safety policy

Job summary

Silent-Aire, a Johnson Controls division, seeks an engineering technician for field installation, startup, and maintenance of large-scale cooling systems. You will interpret blueprints, install refrigeration components, and troubleshoot PLC-based controls to ensure mission-critical data center reliability.

Candidates should read plans, measure accurately, and communicate with customers and internal teams. Plumbing, wiring, and safety compliance are essential in this role.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Knowledge of cooling/refrigeration equipment and systems.
• Knowledge of electricity and solid state control systems.
• Knowledge of safety practices and building codes.
• Customer service skills.
• Startup and commissioning experience at customer facilities.
• Ability to read blueprints, specifications, and schematics.
• Ability to maintain records and prepare reports.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and use ladders.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret electrical, control and mechanical blueprints.
• Measure and lay out reference points for installation.
• Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components.
• Measure and cut piping and connect piping using welding/brazing.
• Start up system and test for leaks using testing devices.
• Recharge system with refrigerant; calibrate and perform routine maintenance.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair HVAC equipment and PLC-based controls.
• Communicate technical issues to staff and customers.
• Work independently to meet project objectives.
• Collaborate with design, QA and manufacturing to provide feedback.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Troubleshooting

HVAC/refrigeration knowledge

Mechanical assembly

Electrical systems

Safety compliance

Customer communication

Start-up/commissioning

Reading schematics

Report writing

Lifting up to 40 lbs

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Power tools

Welding/Brazing

Piping layout

PLC controls

Job description

Silent-Aire, a division of Johnson Controls, is a global leader in owner equipment manufacturing (OEM) dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs.

As a part of Johnson Controls’ Data Center Solutions business unit, Silent-Aire is on the forefront in the creation of new and exciting products to support the data center industry. Our custom computer room air handling units (CRAHU) are industry leading examples of some of the most highly energy efficient and sophisticated cooling systems in the world. We are a diverse, upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of technicians, engineers and managers working on a daily basis to develop data center cooling equipment that is changing the face of the data center facility.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time - 10 days of vacation, 10 paid holidays, and sick time each year
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(K) with match as well as insurance coverage that starts on day one (medical, dental, and vision care)
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

What We Look For

We are seeking for this role an engineering technician who possesses authoritative knowledge of large-scale mechanical and/or mechanical infrastructure systems and adapt this knowledge for mission-critical facilities. Knowledge of architectural concerns, large-scale computer farms, control systems, and large industrial/commercial cooling distribution systems is a major plus for this role. You will have extensive experience being involved in large-scale technical operations and demonstrable problem-solving leadership with limited oversight as well as possess excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to create work product with highly accurate results.

You will split your time between interfacing with our customers in the field and working with manufacturing teams to optimize our product(s) to provide the best possible service for our internal and external customers. You will work with design, quality assurance, and manufacturing engineering teams to provide continual feedback from our customers.

How You Will Do It

• Read and interpret electrical, control and mechanical blueprints, drawings, and other specifications.
• Measure and lay out reference points for installation.
• Assemble and install refrigeration or air conditioning components using hand and power tools.
• Measure and cut piping and connect piping using welding and brazing equipment.
• Start up system and test for leaks using testing devices.
• Recharge system with refrigerant, check and test regulators, calibrate system and perform routine maintenance.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair a wide variety of heating and cooling/refrigeration equipment/systems.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair PLC-based Custom Controls designed and built by Silent-Aire.
• Focus is on independently achieving general objectives in support of an assigned project.
• Work independently on varied assignments requiring a broad and/or specialized knowledge of refrigeration and HVAC.
• Decision making is guided by applying standard procedures, may make modifications of procedures or use methods developed in previous assignments.
• You will be required to communicate technical issues to technical and non-technical staff while maintaining a high level of communication with both internal and external stakeholders, customers, contractors, and industry peers.

Required

• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent GED certificate
• Knowledge of operating principles of various types of cooling/refrigeration equipment and systems
• Knowledge of electricity and electrical and solid state control systems
• Knowledge of safety practices and building codes
• Customer service skills
• Previous experience with start up and commissioning responsibilities at customers facilities
• Ability to read, understand and work from blueprints, specifications, and schematics
• Ability to maintain required records and prepare reports
• Must possess valid passport/driver’s license
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Aptitude and communications skills related to acting independently
• Technical and working knowledge of internal and industry design and construction codes and standards
• Proven planning, organizational, problem solving, decision–making, supplemented with a practical aptitude
• Ability to lift 40lbs and use ladders working from heights